The holidays aren't even over yet, and I am already thinking of all of the things I want to declutter and purge before the new year.
It always feels like December is filled with overindulgences and lots and lots of stuff. And we all tend to get so busy, there is no time available to even try to control the chaos.
After the holidays are over, spend a bit of time on each of these 3 steps in order to have a fresh, clean start to 2017.
Step 1 - One In, Two Out
You (and your children) likely … [Read more...]

Hi friends, I know I promised you a big eBook reveal today but, alas, technical difficulties have arisen. Hopefully all will be well and back on track soon. Until then - here's Annie with a new POYEL project!
We know it can be difficult for many people (read: parents) to part with treasured children’s books, even if their kids have long since outgrown them. Children's books are one of the few instances in which I just can't condemn such sentimental attachments to material belongings; I have a … [Read more...]

So this is kind of, OK totally, putting the cart before the horse but I got so excited about the concept of making a cleaning chart and actually having a clean house that I just couldn't wait any longer - ideas on how I wanted to make mine were literally keeping me up at night. Plus, your comments lead me to believe that many of you are also moving ahead with your cleaning schedule (bravo!). So I'm jumping ahead a bit but I promise I'm still going to post a roundup of all the useful stuff you … [Read more...]

After reading all of your responses to Friday's post, all I could think was, "you get me, you really get me!". And I'm so glad because a small part of me wondered if you would. I needn't have worried. You all reacted exactly as I would have in your shoes.
There was palpable relief that you wouldn't, it turned out, have to form a lynch mob and show up, pitchforks in hand, on my doorstep. By the end your envy had faded and most of you were chuckling (a few mentioned full out belly … [Read more...]